Bassano - Bassano (English spelling)

A family of Italian painters, nicknamed after their hometown, Bassano, a small city in northern Italy. The representative of the family, Jacopo Bassano (1517/18-92), whose real name was Jacopo da Ponte, was the son of the local painter Francesco Bassano. He stayed in Venice for a while from around 1534, where he was exposed to the excellent painting techniques of Lorenzo Lotto and Titian. He was also influenced by Mannerism, which was becoming popular at the time, particularly through his study of Parmigiano's etchings, and traces of this style remain in his Madonna and Child with Two Saints (Alte Pinakothek, Munich). The results of his training in Venice are shown in Adoration of the Shepherds (Hampton Court Palace) and Beheading of the Baptist (National Gallery of Art, Copenhagen), which depict Bible stories in the artist's unique genre painting style.

Of Jacopo's four children, two became independent painters. The eldest son, Francesco B. (1549-92), followed in his father's style and produced many narrative historical paintings. The other, Leandro B. (1557-1622), trained under his brother and established himself as a portrait painter, but is said to have been influenced by Tintoretto. He lived in Venice from 1588 and died there.

[Katsuya Hamatani]

Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

イタリアの画家の一族で、出身地である北イタリアの小都市バッサーノにちなむ通称。一族を代表するヤーコポ・バッサーノJacopo B.（1517／18―92）は本名Jacopo da Ponte、地方画家フランチェスコ・バッサーノの子で、1534年ごろからしばらくベネチアに滞在してロレンツォ・ロットやティツィアーノの優れた画法に触れた。またとくにパルミジアニーノのエッチングの研究を通じて、当時流行し始めるマニエリスムの洗礼を受け、『聖母子と二聖者』（ミュンヘン、アルテ・ピナコテーク）にその痕跡(こんせき)をとどめている。ベネチアでの修業の成果を示す『牧者の礼拝』（ハンプトン・コート宮殿）、『洗礼者の斬首(ざんしゅ)』（コペンハーゲン国立美術館）では、聖書物語がこの画家独自の風俗画的手法で描写されている。

　ヤーコポの4人の子供のうち2人が画家として自立。長男フランチェスコFrancesco B.（1549―92）は父の画風を踏襲しながら、説話的な歴史画を多く描いた。もう1人のレアンドロLeandro B.（1557―1622）は兄のもとで修業し肖像画家としてたつが、ティントレットの影響が指摘される。1588年からベネチアに住み同地に没。

［濱谷勝也］

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